A great crowd this evening for the Christmas Tree Lighting in Booneville.


Congratulations to these outstanding students! Ezra Pittman, Sawyer Birch, Ally Smith, Alivea Brewer and Grant Burns received Positive Behavior Referrals for being Responsible & Respectful students.


1st Grade had an out of this world experience at the Berea Planetarium!


Mrs. McCoy's 8th grade math students have been working together to solve multi-step equations while Mrs. Barrett's 6th grade reading students worked on an informational reading performance task, creating origami.







Photos from some recent student lab activities in Mr. Lewis' science classes including, building models of photosynthesis process, 3D Printing, and analysis of cheek swabs using compound microscopes!







Our Joint Leadership team met this afternoon to review the staff feedback from our district Data Night and to develop small actions for big wins. We also worked on creating the action steps for each school’s PBIS plan moving forward.



4th Grade "powered through" our brief power outage with concept mapping.




Lexington Herald Leader, Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Preseason Top Teams and Players! Delaney Smith and Kamilla Marcum begin the year at #8 and #9. Look for both to rise and more Lady Owls to join the mix!



Celebrate with us!

Elijah Barrett, Abel Carmack & Carter Robinson all received Positive Behavior Referrals to the office! Thank you all for being responsible students!


Congratulations to the Elder Abuse Poster Contest winners! Bella Morgan 1st, Elaina Jones 2nd & Camille Brewer 3rd, great job!

📣 The 14th Region Superintendents have issued a challenge!!!
🏆 ATTENDANCE BATTLE 🏆
We will compete daily against all 15 schools in our region from December 1st-19th to achieve the highest attendance and claim the championship title.
Each day we will compete against a different school to have the best attendance.
🦉 Let’s show our Owl pride and go for the 14th Region Attendance Championship!
Watch for daily results and rewards.
Attendance matters!

Happy Thanksgiving

Owsley County School District Custodians and maintenance crews working hard to ensure our buildings are clean and sanitized for student arrival on Monday.





OCHS middle and high school students and staff enjoyed Yellow and Green Celebrations this afternoon for recent improvements in KDE Accountability. Students were treated to snacks as well as a glow dance party, gym activities and karaoke! It was a great day to be an Owl! Great job OCHS students and staff and thank you for your hard work!










The OCHS Beta Club enjoyed their trip to a cabin in TN and Dollywood these last two days. They dodged some crowds and a little rain, but overall had a wonderful time together making lasting memories!






4th Grade wrapped up their Medieval Ages Unit with a jousting celebration! Ms. Henrion watched over them as they sparred.






This afternoon our district instructional staff came together for a Thanksgiving potluck and data night. Our principals shared their accountability and assessment data, and our instructional teams dug in together to analyze, reflect, and map out next steps. It was a productive night focused on moving our students and our schools forward.







All of our Owls basketball programs, from third grade through varsity, scrimmaged today at the Jackson City Panorama. It was a great preview of what’s ahead and an exciting start for our varsity team as they get ready to tip off their season. Our student athletes are making Owsley proud every time they step on the court.










Today, our 6th graders performed a Ukulele Concert in the Kids on Stage room at OCHS. Thank you to Mr. Parker for organizing the event, and to all family and community members for your attendance and support of our students and our visual & performing arts program!


